Most popular girls’ names in Ontario, 1962

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Marie	2,606
2	Mary	1,978
3	Susan	1,885
4	Karen	1,768
5	Sandra	1,455
6	Deborah	1,223
7	Linda	1,183
8	Catherine	1,035
9	Brenda	1,021
10	Patricia	994
11	Donna	927
12	Nancy	885
13	Barbara	849
14	Elizabeth	814
15	Kelly	772
16	Christine	761
17	Wendy	753
18	Cheryl	750
19	Sharon	736
20	Heather	723
21	Lisa	694
22	Janet	684
22	Lori	684
24	Kimberly	679
25	Carol	658

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	628
27	Joanne	624
28	Laurie	579
29	Diane	565
30	Cynthia	563
30	Laura	563
32	Janice	545
33	Maria	535
34	Jennifer	526
35	Kimberley	488
36	Debra	475
37	Shelley	472
38	Tracy	471
39	Cindy	450
40	Katherine	447
41	Kathleen	445
42	Jacqueline	441
43	Darlene	435
44	Anne	412
45	Teresa	411
46	Pamela	410
47	Michele	407
48	Denise	405
49	Judith	397
50	Carolyn	394
51	Angela	392
52	Suzanne	375
53	Sherry	374
54	Lynn	371
55	Julie	359
56	Baby	342
57	Jane	322
58	Bonnie	319
59	Michelle	308
60	Kathryn	305
61	Tammy	297
62	Sheila	293
63	Anna	290
63	Leslie	290
65	Colleen	288
66	Maureen	280
67	Diana	277
68	Valerie	272
69	Theresa	258
70	Lorraine	256
71	Dianne	231
72	Ann	229
73	Dawn	226
73	Ruth	226
75	Helen	225
76	Marilyn	221
77	Beverly	220
78	Joan	212
78	Kim	212
80	Shirley	209
81	Andrea	206
82	Caroline	204
83	Gail	203
84	Elaine	201
85	Robin	198
86	Anita	190
87	Rhonda	189
88	Louise	186
89	Victoria	185
90	Judy	174
91	Yvonne	169
92	Lynda	168
92	Penny	168
94	Rita	161
95	Connie	158
96	Wanda	156
97	Paula	152
98	Annette	149
98	Marlene	149
100	Christina	148